Crewe Manuscripts

Inventory list
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f. 10 Print captioned ‘The European Race Heat IId. Anno Dom. MDCCXXXVIII.’ Part 26 Nov. 1738
f. 14 Print captioned ‘The C–rd–n–ls Master-Piece, or Europe in a Flurry’ Part Oct. 1741
f. 15 Print captioned ‘A Parliamentary Debate in Pipes’s Ground’ Part 1743
ff. 18-21 Printed pamphlet, entitled The Prince of Wales his Dream, presaging the Death of Queen Carolina his Mother: in Latin, French, and English verses, London Part 1738
ff. 26-9 Printed pamphlet entitled The Late Gallant Exploits of a Famous Balancing Captain: a new song, to the tune of ‘The King and the Miller’ Part 1741
ff. 30-3 Printed pamphlet entitled Britannia, or the Contrast between Robert W— and William P—: a pastoral dialogue by way of allegory Part 1741
f. 38 Printed list of ships abroad in the service of the United East India Company, with a list of ships arrived back in the ports of the Channel since the last year’s list Part 29 Apr. 1738
f. 39 Printed list of ships abroad in the service of the United East India Company, with a list of ships arrived back in the ports of the Channel since the last year’s list Part Apr. 1739
ff. 111-32 Printed pamphlet entitled Letters which passed between Count Gyllenborg, the Barons Gortz, Sparre, and others, relating to the design of raising a rebellion in His Majesty’s dominions, to be supported by a force from Sweden Part 1717
ff. 176-85 French translations of articles in the London Gazette, 16-19 May 1741 and 16-20 June 1741, reporting news brought from Carthagena de las Indias by Captain Laws and Captain Wimbleton Part c. 1741
f. 235 Description of the next item, in French Part 1743
f. 1 Title: ‘Dépenses De la Révolution du 10 août’ Part c. 1800
f. 1v Print of Jean-Paul Marat Part c. 1793
ff. 7–8 Extracts from Lettres, mémoires, et negotiations particulieres du Chevalier d’Eon (1765), in the hand of Thomas Gray Part [c. 1765]
ff. 11–12 Metaphysical notes, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
f. 13 Metaphysical notes, in the hand of Thomas Gray Part 18th c.
f. 48r Print of a group in front of a palace (probably on the Continent), with the motto ‘Bonum est nos hic esse’ in a ribbon Part c. 1700
f. 51r Print captioned ‘An Exact Representation of the Burning, Plundering and Destruction of Newgate by the Rioters on the memorable 7th of June 1780’ Part 10 July 1781
f. 57r Writ of habeas corpus directed to the Marshal of the Marshalsea, instructing him to convey Lord George Gordon to the house of Justice Francis Buller in Lincoln’s Inn Fields Part 28 Nov. 1787
f. 61r Direction from Francis Barlow, clerk in court for the king, and James Fenn and Matthew Bloxam, sheriffs, to the keeper of Newgate, instructing him to detain Lord George Gordon Part 18 Dec. 1787
f. 63r Rule for judgement in the case of the King against Lord George Gordon Part 27 Jan. 1788
f. 2r Printed pamphlet entitled Système rationnel de navigation aérienne, a circulation stable, fondé sur le principe de la séparation des appareils, ainsi que sur l’emploi du point d’appui et pratiqué au moyen d’un propulseur rotatif a effet alterno-continu, by Hippolyte Barnout Part 1857 View
f. 23r ‘Proposal for establishing an Aëronautic Fraternity’, signed by Charles Green (president), F.(?) Green, William Upcott, Edward Spencer, Jacob Henry Burn, and J.(?) Green Part 17 Feb. 1839 View
f. 24r Letter from Charles Green to P. N. Scott, 19 Aug. 1840, with a cutting from the Norwich Mercury, 22 Aug. 1840, containing a letter from Charles Green and a related note Part 19 and 22 Aug. 1840 View
f. 30r Letter from R. M. Milnes to Arthur Hallam, written during an ascent in a balloon on 29 May 1829, with later notes on the occasion of its composition Part 29 May 1829 View
f. 31r Cutting from The Times, containing a letter from G. S. N. headed ‘Children’s Balloons’ Part 31 Mar. 1857 View
f. 35r Cuttings from The Times, containing an article headed ‘A Balloon Voyage’ Part 27 July 1859 View
f. 37r Letter from Eugène Robertson to the Queen of the French Part 1 June 1831 View
between ff. 38 and 39 Cutting from the Illustrated London News, containing an article headed ‘The Late Charles Green’, with an engraved portrait Part 16 Apr. 1870 View
f. 21r Transcript of a piece of writing (by Mary Berry), 9 May 1852 Part c. 1852